Daily Republican., 1887-08-04
NEWS SUNNI AIRY.
The Fisheries-B lried Under IN Elova-
tor-Unmounted Photographs Emitted
to Free Entry Leather Workers Dis
cOuraged

tor-UnmuuuL6O fnOtoSfapns Lntltf0O
to Free Entry Leather Workers Dis
couraged.
1t is reported from Ottawa that an or.
der has been issued by the Dominion
Government releasing, on condition of
their paying Q nominal fine, all the
American fishing schooners recently
seized within the alleged prescribed
three mile limit. "DevelOpments toward
an amioab,e settlement of the fishery
troubles are daily being received by the
hcisls OF the department.. 1t IL evi
dent the climax has been reached and
that an amiosbls settlement of the ques
tton ts an event Of the near future"
The Treasury Department decides
that unmounted photographs, collected
as msmentoes during . trip through
Europe, are entitled to free entry under
the tariff provision for "personal effects
The Department also decides that parts
of books, issued periodically, are not
considered periodicals within the mean
Ing OF the free list, but are subject to
duty at the rate Of twenty AZ We per cent.
ad valorem under the provision for
"books, pamphlets" etc.
While twelve men were, on Wednes-
day, shoveliirg away damaged wheat
from the ruins Of the St. Anthony ele-
vktor at Mime apolis, the south wall
yielded to the pressure and fell upon
the men. Some houis later the bodies
Of Gustavus Brown, P. P. Anderson,
Thomas Dempsey, Edward Markey and
John johnson were taken out, with
another body uoide ntifed. A. Erick-
son was rescued alive and sent to his
homo.
The situation among tho leather
workers at Newark. New Jersey, is
said to be discourasing, as there IL a
disposition among the manufacturers
to take stand against the Knis hts Of
Labor. Master Workman Dodd, of
Distiict Assembly 5, has come to Phila.
OF the order In regard to the matter.
1t is reported that over 1000 telegraph
poles belonging to the Munanan Ming.
taz district, and Kereiohow Lane line
in China. have been pulled down by
diabolical European ar.ihce." Two
thousand troops have been ordered to
tho sosne.
A ''plaaue Of sudden death" is re.
nortec to be raging IN Nankin, China.
"People are dying In every quarter,
and there are many instances of very
sudden deaths. People are apparently
we'll in tie morning, and dead in the
afternoon.
8. 8. P0ppoff, Chinese Secretary to
the Russian Legation in Pekin has pub
lished a pamphlet on the population OF
China, In which he says it is 382, ,000. 600
against 413 600 COO In 1842. He takes
his statistics from Chinese official
sources.
Secretary Fairchild Wednesday after.
noon directed the anticipation of the
interest On the public debt with per
cent. re bate. and invited proposals for
the sale of ~ per cent. bonds for the
Sinking Fund.
A telegram to the Chicago Journal
from Peoria, says that Judge Craig, of
the Supreme Court OF Illinois, has said
In private conversation that the Su-
preme Court would not grant o new
trial to the Chicago Anarchists.
Two girls, Georgie and Florence Kel-
ly, aged respectively II and 18 years,
disappeared from South Kingston,
Massachusetts, on Monday evening.
Their characters were good, and their
disappearance 10 mystery.
John Van Campen formerly a well.
known hotel man of Milford, Pa, and
lately comm ercial traveller, com-
oftted tliotde by taking laudsnum in
a hotel st Port Jarvis on Wednesday
morning,
Henry Shear, q prominent contractor
OF Pittston, Pa, was run into by q Lee
high Valley train and killed while
driving over crossing at Port Blanch.
ard on Wednesday.
Over LOCO people have been drowned
1T Chu Chou Fu, on the Wenchow river,
In Onina, by recent floods. The de-
struetion OF growing crops has been i'm.
mense.
Frank Mott and Havalock Irvine,
aged respectively 10 AMI IL years, wers
drowned while bathing at Woodstock,
New Brunswick, yesterday.
In one week recently no fewer than
80 persons were summarily executed
near Shanghai, China. for belonging to
secret societies.
Leon Crippsn, 16 years of. age, was
drowned while swimming in mill
dam at Elmira, New York, on Tuesday
evening.